Washer and string attaching mechanism.



A. NOVIGK.

WASHER AND STRING ATTACHING MECHANISM.

APPLIUATION FILE-D MAYIE, 1914.

1,104,'1 28. Patented July 21, 1914.

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A. NOVIGK. WASHER AND STRING ATTAOHING' MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1914.

, Patented July 21, 1914.

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Be' it known that-I, ABRAHAM Novrom a citizen of the United States, andairesident of'New York, borough of. Brooklyn,in' the specification.

, the bodies or flaps of envelope, or thecounty of Kings and Stateof l llew .York, v havejinvented certain new and useful Im-.

provements in Washer and String Attachlng Mechanisms, of whichthe followingis a This invention ularly directed tov means for attaching 1 one orv more Washers with a tie string fastened thereto by means of an eyelet.

The object of myimproved mechanism is to provide means simple in construction, and rapid and rel1able.1n operat1on for fixing to a sheet of material one or morewashers and a piece of string.

A further object of my improvements is'todeliver one ofthe washers into setting position withthe string passedthrougha hole in said washer, whereby greater security of the string is obtained and a more reliable tie envelop produced, all in one operation.

Withthese objects in view my-improvements'com'prise parts and combinations of parts iliustrated in their preferred form. in the accompanying drawings .wherein- I Figure 1- is a front elevation, artly in section, ofthe mechanism embo ying' my improvements. 7 This fi re is in some re- 'spects diagrammatic an the means for connecting and timing'the several sub-mechanisms is :omitted as beingunnec'essary for the present-purpose and within the knowledge 'o'fthose skilled in the art to; hich thisinvention' pertains. Figs. 2.and are and 3arefto the same scale and Fig.4 is to v a larger scale.

Directing-attention now particularly to Q Fig. 1, there is therein shown an eyelet,set-.

ting anvil comprisin post 2,and floor 3. Saidpost is eflicient or'centering a bottom washer 4 having ahole centrally there through and floor 3 is efficient for supporting said washer Directly above said post Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 15,- 1914, Serial its. 838,678.

relates to washerand string attaching mechanisms and-is partie to ed in bear-in -"engaging needle 12. Sai

-mount'ed on stud v 'retracted'to the right, Fig. 1,'by means of fixed ear 3 i of,saidslide. ell crank Patented J ly-21,1914.

' 2, and ready to lowered thereon, is a sheet ofmaterial 5 and which, may representtheflap of anenvelop to which it is desired tofii: a. washer or washers as 4, 6 and a length of strin 7, by means of the usual eyelet 8 (Fig; 4.5,

5 has previously been provided with a hole 9 therethrough for the reception'ofeyelet 8. Directly above-.saida'nvil' post 2 and mount- 11 for. reciprocation toward and from sai anvil is 'unch 10. Mounted in the lower 'end of said unch 10 is eyelet needle ismo'unted for ire'ciprocation. lengthwise of said punch-and is urged. outwardly thereof by spring 13. Punch 10 maybe reciprocated in its aring 11 by means of arm 20 ivoted on stud 21. Said arm is bifurcate at itsfree end and engages pin 22 fixed in the upper end ofsaid punch. Ari-n 20may be oscillated to red ro'cate punch ll) by means of link 23 pivote theretoat 24;

For feeding the eyelets as 8 one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, I provide chute 14. Said chute is attached to agitator 15 and hopperlfi and is pivotally 17. Said chute may be link 18, pivotally attached to arm 190i said chute. I a

Top washers as 6 are'supported' by a r s.

ervoir which prefe ably comprises rod 25 having a hole 26 lengthwise therethrough for the passage of string 7 from its source of supply 27. Said rod 25 may be supported in r cket 28 outstanding from hearing 11.. For delivering said top washers one at a time with the string therethrough from on the bottom of rod 25 to a position in line with'punch 10 and end eyelet 8 in delivery position, I provide slide29 mounted for reciprocation iii a plane transverse the liheof reciprocation of said punch 10; Said slide 29 is provided with seat 30 for the reception of the lowermost washer 6 in said reserv'o'ir. Said seat is Me depth sli ht'ly less than the thiclmess of a washer so t at when slide 29-is moved tothe right, Fig. 2, washer 6 directly abovethe lowermost washer 6, will remain unmoved. Slide 29 maybe reciprocated by means of bell crank lever 31 pivoted on stud 32. Said lever is bifurcated atits lower end and enga es pin 33 Said j sheet of material OFFICE.

lever 31 may be rocked on its pivot 32 by means of link 41 pivoted thereto at 35.

For measuring and cutting string 7 into suitable lengths, I provide gage 36. Said gage is slotted at 37 andis adjustably fixed to post 38 by means of screw 39. .The right hand end of said gage 36 is provided with knife 10 against which the string may be pressed and severed; v

The operation of my improved mechanism is as follows: The bottom washer 4 having been placed over post 2, a sheet of material 5 is introduced to the position shown in Fig. 1, over said post. Eyelet chute 14 having been charged with eyelets, the lowermost one, 8 thereof, is forced by the other eyelets thcreabove to a position in the end 0 said chute and directly under needle 12; also slide 29 being in its retracted position has received lowermost washer 6 in seat 30. Said Slide 29 is thereupon moved forwardly to a position under needle 12, said washer sliding along string 7 in its progress. Next, punch 10 is lowered, Fig. 2, projecting needle 12 through eyelet 8 and through washer 6, crowding string 7 to one side of the opening through said washer, and the point of said needle engages the dished top of anvil post 2. Thereupon chute 14 is swung to the right, thereby freeing eyelet 8 and leaving it strungupon needle 12. Directly thereafter slide 29 is retracted, when washer 6 with the string therethrough and eyelet 8 thereabove, slide down needle 12 onto sheet 5. Punch 10 then continues its descent, needle 12 retracting therein and compressing spring 13. When punch 10 en counters the flanged side of eyelet 8 it drives the body portion of that eyelet through washer 6, sheet 5 and lower washer 4 and presses said eyelet against the anvil, thereby locking upper washer 6 with string 7 therethrough, sheet 5 and lower washer4 securely together. Punch 10 is then retracted to the position of Fig. 1 and sheet 5 is carried by hand to the right until the left hand edge of eyelet 8 is directly below knife 40, where the string is cut as shown at 42, Fig. 4 close to said eyelet. The carrying of said sheet 5 to the right as described draws a new portion of string through hollow rod 25, in position and of a suitable length'ior use in the next operation of the machine I claim: Y

1. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, means for delivering a washer with a string therethrough from said reservoir into setting position, and means for securing said washer and string to a sheet of material. 2. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, means for delivering eyelets one at a time into the path of said punch, a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, and means for delivering a washer with a string therethrough from said reservoir under said eyelet between said punch and anvil.

3. In a mechanism of the character de scribed, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the'reciprocation of said punch, means for feeding ey'elets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, and means for delivering a washer with a string therethrough from said reservoir eyelet between said punch and anvil.

4:. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil having means thereon for supporting and centering a bottom washer, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said punch, means for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, means for retracting .the eyelet feeding means from the path of said punch, means for reciprocating said punch, a top washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, and means for delivering a top washer with a stringtherethrough from said reservoir to a position under the eyelet between said punch and anvil. l

' 5. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said punch, an eyelet chute for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, means for retracting said eyelet chute from the path of said punch,'a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, means for delivering a washer with a string therethrough from said reservoir to a position under the eyelet between said punch and anvil, and means for retracting said washer delivery means.

6. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet settinganvil, a reciprocating punch for 00- action with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said punch, means for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, means for delivering a washer with a string therethrough from said reservoir to a position under the eyelet between said punch and anvil, and means for measuring and cutting said string.

7. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said punch, means for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, a washer reservoir having a string passage lengthwise therethrough, means for delivering a Washer with a string therethrongh from said reservoir to a position under the eyelet between said punch and anvil, means for measuring and cutting said string,and means for adjusting the string measuring means.

8. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil having means thereon for supporting and centering a bottom washer, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said punch, an eyelet chute for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, means for retracting said eyelet chute from the path of said punch, a top washer reservoir comprising a rod on which washers are strung, a string passage lengthwise through said rod, a re ciprocating slide for advancing a top washer with a string therethrough from the reservoir to a position in line with the reciprocation of said needle, means for reciprocating said slide, and an adjustab cutting gage for said string. I

9. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet-engaging needle 10. In a mechanism'of the character described, the combination of an eyelet setting anvil having means thereon for supporting and centering a bottom washer, a reciprocating punch for coaction with said anvil, an eyelet engaging needle carried by said punch and yieldable in the direction of the reciprocation of said for feeding eyelets one at a time into the path of said needle and punch, means for retracting said eyelet chute from the path of said punch, a top washer reservoir comprising a rod on which washers are strung, a strmg passage lengthwise through said red, at reciprocating slide for advancing a top washer punch, an eyelet chute punch, means for reciprocating said with a string therethrough from the reservoir to a position in line with the reciprocation of said needle, means for reciprocating said slide, and an adjustable cutting gage for said string.

Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 12th day of May,

1914, before two subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM NOVICK.

WVitnesses:

EDWIN J. STEVENS, JAMES M. SMILEY. 

